Folder for sewing-machines.



Patented Aug. 5; I902. W. L. SWIFT & E. BURK.

FDLDEB FOR SEWING MACHINES.

(Application filed Mar. 6, 1901.)

(No Model.)

20057561965 M fivez p/o A lINiTie STATES PATENT OFFICE.

XVILBUR L. SWIFT AND EDNVARD BURK, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS TO THEUNION SPECIAL SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ACORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

FOLDER FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,278, dated August5, 1902. Application filed March 5, 1901 I Serial No. 9,725. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: ing-recess c for the edge of the fabric tobe Be it known that We, \VILBUR L. SWIFT and ruffled, and it has aforwardly projecting EDWARD BURK, citizens of the United States,spring-tongue d and the vertically-projectresiding at New York, in thecounty of New ing lip e. Herein shown as formed on the V 5 York, Stateof New York, have invented cerplate Aand projecting from the raisedportain new and useful Improvements in Folders tion Bis a folding andguiding recess C, which for Sewing-lilachines, of which the followinggradually tapers in width to a point adjacent is a description,reference being had to the the needle. Secured to or forming a part ofaccompanying drawings, and to the letters the base-plate in advance ofthe folding-re- 10 and figures of reference marked thereon. .cess C andin line therewith, the recess C and Ourinvention relates toanimprovelnentin recess c being made to overlap, is a trough- 6ofolding-guides for sewing-machines, the ob-- shaped recess D. ject beingparticularly to provide a folding- In operation in the use of thisinvention if guide for attachment to a single-needleyokea ruffled edgingis to be applied to a garment- I5 ruftiing machine of the Union Specialtype as, for'example, t0 the bottoms of the legs of for putting theruffle on the bottom of the ladies drawers-the plait 1 in the body oflegs of ladies drawers or other garments. fabric is stitched on anothermachine. Then In the use of this invention the body porthe plait 1 andthe raw edge 2 beneath the tion of the fabric is first plaited andstitched. same are laid in the trough D, the raw edge 20 Then the rawedgebelow the plait is folded, being first inserted inthe recess C andthe the piece to be ruffled inserted between the plait guided againstthe vertical lip c and the plait and the folded edge, and the parts fededge of the fabric to be rufded being placed to the sewing mechanism,which passes a row in the recess 0. Then as the feed goes on the ofstitches through the edge of the plait, the raw edge 2 has a hem turnedinwardly, the

25 edge of the ruffle, and the fold in the body plait 1 is guidedby thelip e, the fabric 3 by portion, thereby neatly and firmly securing therecess 0 and spring-tongue d, and are the parts together. united by arow of stitches 4, passing through The invention therefore consists inthe matthe edge of the plait 1, the edge of the fabric ters hereinafterdescribed, and referred to in 3, and the folded raw edge 2, the fabric 3be- 30 the appended claims. ing ruffled just before the sewing operationThe invention is illustrated in the accomtakes-place. panying drawings,in which By the use of the trough D the operator Figure 1 is aperspective view of so much can simply rest one finger therein lightlyon of a sewing and ruftling machine as is necestop of the plait and havethe other hand free 35 sarytoacomplete understandingof ourinvento guidethe fabric to be ruffled, the use of tion. Fig. 2 is adetail view of,the foldingthe guiding-trough in which the goods are guide detached.Fig. 3 is a cross-section of thus lightly held rendering it possiblewith Fig. 2, and Fig. 4C is a detail view of'the work the guiding-recessC and lip e to properly didone on this machine with folder attached.root the plait and bottom edge of the fabric 40 In the drawings themachine shown is of with no difficulty, whereby the plait may be thetype known as the Union Special Sinlaid, the raw bottom edge hemmed, andthe gle-NeedleYoke-Building Machine and need ornamental fabric ruffled,and the parts all not be herein specifically described. stitchedtogether on the same machine and The foldinguide as a whole comprises ain one continuous operation.

45 base-piece A, secured to the cloth-plate of the Having thus describedour invention, what machine. It has a raised portion B, to which weclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patthe stripper-plate a issecured, and by the out, issame screws which hold the stripper-plateis 1. The herein-described folding-guide for also attached a plate I),bent to form a guidruffiing and sewing machines, comprising a foldingand guiding recess, a guidinglip and a guiding-recess opposed to thefirst folding and guiding recess, whereby the raw edge of a plaitedfabric may be folded and guided, the plait guided by the lip, and theedge of the fabric to be ruffled guided in the recess; substantially asdescribed.

2. The herein-described folding-guide for sewing-machines, comprising alower folding and guiding recess, a vertically-extending guiding-lip,and a guiding-recess above said folding and guiding recess and opposedthere to, whereby the raw edge of a plaited fabric may be folded andguided, the plait guided by the lip and the edge of the other fabricguided in the recess; substantially as described.

3. The herein-described folding-guide for rufiling and sewing machines,comprising a folding and guiding recess, a guiding-lip and aguiding-recess opposed to the first folding and guiding recess, and aforwardly-projecting spring-tongue whereby the raw edge of a plaitedfabric may be folded and guided, the plait guided by the lip, and theedge of 25 the fabric to be ruffled guided in the recess; substantiallyas described.

4. The herein-described folding-guide for ruffling and sewing machines,comprising a folding and guiding recess, a guiding-lip and 30 aguiding-recess opposed to the first folding tures in presence ofwitnesses.

WILBUR L. SWIFT. EDWARD BURK.

Witnesses:

F. A. NORTH, M. VAN WAGNER.

